Chocolate Souffle Cake

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• 9 1/2 tablespoons unsalted butter
• 3 1/2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 2 ounces unsweetened chocolate, broken up
• 4 ounces semisweet chocolate
• 12 tablespoons granulated sugar
• 5 eggs (separated)
• 4 tablespoons unsalted butter
• 2 ounces semisweet chocolate
• 2 ounces bittersweet chocolate
• 3 tablespoons heavy cream
• 2/3 cup sifted confectioners' sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla

Recipe

• 1 for cake:.
• 2 preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• 3 with 1/2 tbl butter, grease bottom and sides of a 9"x3" springform pan. cut a round of waxed paper to fit over bottom. butter and dust with flour (1/2 tbl).
• 4 melt chocolate in microwave oven. with spatula, scrape into bowl. cool for 3 minutes.
• 5 add 9 tbl butter gradually, stirring well.
• 6 add 9 tbl sugar, remaining flour and egg yolks. stir after each addition.
• 7 beat egg whites. add pinch of salt. beat until whites start to hold their shape.
• 8 add remaining 3 tbl sugar. beat until stiff.
• 9 with rubber spatula, gently fold egg whites into batter.
• 10 place batter in pan and smooth top.
• 11 bake 35 minutes. gently remove sides. cool on wire rack.
• 12 for icing:.
• 13 melt butter and 2 chocolates in microwave.
• 14 wisk in cream. add sugar and vanilla.
• 15 wisk until completely smooth.
• 16 while icing is warm, spread over cake.